August 30, 2025
By Aitzaz Ibrahim & Mateen Ali
LAHORE
At least 72 villages in Kasur have been submerged in water, impacting nearly 45,000 people, according to official figures.
This was after the highest recorded water discharge in the River Sutlej reaching 385,000 cusecs. While the flood situation continues to unfold across Punjab villages along the River Sutlej in District Kasur have been hit hard as floodwaters submerged large areas.
Kasur is among seven districts where the military has been called in to assist with relief efforts. Other districts where military support has been sought include Lahore, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Narowal, Okara, and Sargodha, where the situation has become dire.
The Voicepk team visited several flood-hit villages of Kasur where rescue operations were in progress. To assess the extent of damage, the team accompanied rescue officials to six different villages and observed the ongoing relief activities on the ground.
Rescue teams were using boats to evacuate stranded residents and transport them to safer locations, Talwar Post.
The worst-hit villages are those situated along the Sutlej River near the Indian border. In low-lying areas, rooftops of houses were submerged, with water levels rising as high as seven to eight feet. Most of the population in these areas had already been relocated to safer sites.
In contrast, villages on relatively higher ground reported water levels of four to five feet. Residents in these areas were still refusing to leave their homes and livestock, choosing to remain despite the conditions. Surrounding agricultural lands and standing crops were completely destroyed by the floodwaters.
Voicepk team also visited Kamalpura, one of the affected villages, along with rescue officials, where evacuations were underway.
Raza Hussain, a resident of Kamalpura, said his 20 acres of standing crops had been destroyed. “Nearly seven feet of water entered our village and flooded homes. We are extremely worried. Everything we had has been destroyed,” he said.
Another resident, Muhammad Zaman, who was unwilling to leave his house, told Voicepk, “The rescue teams are asking us to go to schools, saying accommodation has been arranged there. But we are farmers. How can we live in schools? We are used to living in our homes. We say we are fine here, we will stay here. Whatever happens will be Allah’s will, and we will face it when the time comes.”
Speaking to Voicepk, Assistant Commissioner of Kasur Tehsil, Asfandyar, said the district administration had deployed all available resources in the flood-affected areas. Rescue 1122, police, the health department, the land department, and the livestock department were all actively engaged in relief operations.
He added that relief camps had been set up in the affected localities, providing medical facilities, food supplies, and fodder for animals. “So far, 60 percent of the evacuation process has been completed, and efforts are underway to ensure it reaches 100 percent,” he said.
Regarding the issue of people refusing to leave their homes, the Assistant Commissioner stated that forced evacuation would be carried out if necessary. He confirmed that more than 10,000 people had already been moved to safe areas.
Meanwhile, residents housed in relief camps complained of shortages of food rations and inadequate living facilities.